CN1188644C - Remote overhauling system of refrigerator - Google Patents
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Abstract
To provide a remotely inspecting system of a refrigerator capable of rapidly and suitably dealing with occurrence of an abnormal state. A home terminal 9 functioned as a home server is mounted at a door of the refrigerator 1, and a domestic LAN 8 is constituted together with a washing machine 2, a microwave oven 3 and a rice cooker 4. The refrigerator 1 is connected to a Web server 5 through the terminal 9, a home gate way 10 and an internet 6, and its drive state information is automatically transmitted to the web server 5 at each prescribed time. The web server 5 monitors the refrigerator 1 based on the information and a diagnostic database 7, transmits an inspecting program to the refrigerator 1 when a fault occurs, and inspects an electric circuit and a refrigerating cycle. When a fault of the refrigerator 1 itself is judged, an emergency drive program is transmitted to the refrigerator 1, and an alarm message is displayed on the terminal 9 when the fault is judged to the due to a user's unsuitable using state.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to confirm from afar the remote overhauling system of refrigerator of refrigerator operating condition.
Background technology
The drive circuit, control that refrigerator has the temperature sensor that detects temperature in the refrigerator or the outer temperature of refrigerator, a compressor is to the drive circuit of cooling fan in the drive circuit of the air door of the cool-air feed that switches the chamber, the refrigerator etc.If such temperature sensor or drive circuit break down, just can not cool off by design temperature.Therefore, up to the present, has the self-diagnostic function of said temperature transducer and air door circuit etc. in the control circuit of refrigerator.And, when the self diagnosis result exceeds normal range (NR) by each checkup item regulation, on the display floater of being located on the refrigerator doors etc. unusual demonstration takes place.The user observes this display floater, just can recognize to have taken place unusually, thereby inquiry producer or sale shop or trust is repaired.
But there is problem as described below in the refrigerator that above-mentioned tradition constitutes.
Promptly, even recognizing by the demonstration of display floater, the user taken place unusually, till coming and finish to repair etc. to the repairman, still keep during this period abnormality, so, during this period refrigerator can not use under normal condition, takes place sometimes in the refrigerator that food temperature rises and degradation problem under its freshness.
In addition, (for example do not close fully when causing that temperature rises in the refrigerator because of door) because user's improper use when causing abnormality takes place, the user also can think it is fault and unnecessarily entrust and repair sometimes by mistake.
On the other hand, during actual breaking down, because the repairman only hears the displaying contents of abnormality and display floater from the user by phone etc., do not understand details, so, call and just institute an inquiry concrete failure cause, repairing needs the long period.In addition, because be difficult to determine trouble location in advance, so, can not be ready to suitable parts sometimes when calling first, call for several times or prepare parts needs the time, and the result is that repairing can need for a long time.In general family, if can not use refrigerator just can not preserve raw-food material, so it is extremely inconvenient that repairing need make the user live for a long time.
Summary of the invention
In view of the foregoing, the objective of the invention is to, provide a kind of generation to abnormality can be rapidly and the remote overhauling system of refrigerator of suitably handling.
In order to achieve the above object; the remote overhauling system of refrigerator of the present invention the 1st aspect record; has the server that can visit from the outside through the public correspondence net; and be connected with described server through described public correspondence net; often or in required time oneself operating condition relevant information is sent to the refrigerator of described server; described server is according to the described operating condition relevant information of sending from described refrigerator; check the operating state of described refrigerator; when simultaneously the described server operating condition of measuring described refrigerator has unusual sign; described refrigerator is sent audit program; described refrigerator is checked described unusual sign according to the described audit program that receives.
Refrigerator is different with other household electrical appliance, be the electrical equipment of continuous running always, if abnormality (for example temperature rises in the refrigerator) prolongs, food in the refrigerator will suffer damage (for example the food temperature rising causes freshness to descend), also have, raw-food material can not be preserved, and can produce very big inconvenience when cooking.And if adopt above-mentioned formation; because be arranged on server in the maintenance service company etc. according to often or the operating condition relevant information of sending in required time from the refrigerator of being located at family etc.; check the operating state of refrigerator; so; the refrigerator user needn't get involved; the generation of state that just can note abnormalities rapidly, and can take appropriate measures to this abnormality.Therefore, the infringement that the user aspect can be subjected to and be inconvenient to be limited in Min..
In addition, because can infer in advance or definite unusual reason at server side according to refrigerator operating condition relevant information, so, the maintenance service personnel can be ready to keep in repair parts in advance, and the maintenance parts that can just take suitable when calling first can shorten the repairing time.Also have, server can be managed unusual (fault) information that takes place on the market concentratedly, utilizes this information, can further improve the remote overhauling precision of refrigerator.
If adopt above-mentioned formation, the refrigerator of being located at each family etc. is because can for example more easily be connected with server (Web server) internet through the public correspondence net, so user or producer can set up this remote overhauling system at lower cost and be used.If adopt this to constitute, in a single day described server checks out that unusual sign appears in the operating condition of described refrigerator, promptly refrigerator is sent audit program.Like this, in the remote overhauling system of refrigerator of the present invention the 1st aspect, refrigerator is carried out this audit program.Thus, the audit program of the various unusual signs that will prediction can not take place is stored in refrigerator in advance, and server can automatically perform the best inspection that is fit to unusual sign from afar.
The remote overhauling system of refrigerator of the present invention the 2nd aspect record; has the server that can visit from the outside through the public correspondence net; the terminal installation that is connected with described server through described public correspondence net; and the refrigerator that oneself operating condition relevant information is sent to described terminal installation; described terminal installation often or in required time sends to described server with the operating condition relevant information of described refrigerator; described server is according to the operating condition relevant information of the described refrigerator that sends from described terminal installation; check the operating state of described refrigerator; simultaneously; when the operating condition that described server is measured described refrigerator has unusual sign; described terminal installation is sent audit program; described terminal installation is checked described unusual sign according to the described audit program that receives.
If adopt this to constitute, be connected terminal installation between refrigerator and the public correspondence net and accept from the operating condition information of refrigerator and send it to server, so, can obtain the same effect of putting down in writing with the present invention the 1st aspect of system.In addition, because be that main body and server communicate with the terminal installation, so, only having refrigerator and terminal installation and communicate the better simply means of communication of necessary formation and get final product, the cost that can reduce relative conventional refrigerator improves.If adopt this to constitute, in a single day described server checks out that unusual sign appears in the operating condition of described refrigerator, promptly terminal installation is sent audit program.Like this, in the remote overhauling system of refrigerator of the present invention the 2nd aspect, terminal installation is carried out this audit program, and unusual sign is checked automatically.Thus, the audit program of the various unusual signs that will prediction can not take place is stored in terminal installation in advance, and server can automatically perform the best inspection that is fit to unusual sign from afar.
Also have, as described in the 3rd aspect of the present invention, it is desirable to, when the operating condition that described server is measured described refrigerator has unusual sign, described refrigerator is sent the compensation running program, described refrigerator is according to the described compensation running program that receives, and carries out the compensation running that makes described unusual sign recovering state.
If adopt this formation, because the compensation running program that refrigerator is sent here according to server, what make that unusual sign (for example refrigerator in temperature rise) recovers should acute compensation running (for example forcing the cooling running), so, during till taking the concrete measures to server, can make refrigerator keep normal condition or approaching normal state, can prevent that food is further undermined in the refrigerator.The edition upgrading of control program when also comprising listing in this compensation running program, the change of parameter and operation mode etc. also can make it repair automatically so that unusual sign not to take place.
Under above various situations, as described in the 4th aspect of the present invention, it is desirable to, described server has the database of its operating condition aspect to each machine as the refrigerator of described maintenance object, consult this database, with this abnormality of judging that described refrigerator operating condition occurs is that the fault of described refrigerator own causes, or user's improper use causes.
If adopt this to constitute, server can be taked adequate measures respectively for the fault of refrigerator itself and two kinds of unusual occurrence causes of the such different in kind of user's improper use.
In the case, as described in the 5th aspect of the present invention, when described server judge abnormality that described refrigerator operating condition occurs be since the unsuitable behaviour in service of user cause the time, described refrigerator or described terminal installation are sent the unsuitable report information of behaviour in service, described refrigerator or described terminal installation have the report means, and the described report information that will receive output to this report means (.
If adopt this formation,,,, eliminate abnormality so can end this unsuitable use immediately because of the inappropriate abnormality that occurs of refrigerator behaviour in service because the user utilizes the report means to recognize.Simultaneously, eliminated the user and thought it is fault and unnecessarily entrust the situation of place under repair by mistake.
Desirable formation is, as described in the 6th aspect of the present invention, when judge abnormality that described refrigerator occurs be since described refrigerator faults itself cause the time, determine this trouble location by consulting described database.
If adopt this to constitute, the maintenance personal who obtains trouble location information from server itself or from server maintenance parts relevant of elder generation's outfit immediately just then with this fault.In addition, because pre-determined trouble location, so, during maintenance personal's on-site maintenance, necessary all the maintenance parts of this trouble location of maintenance of just can taking, and can set about place under repair immediately after arriving.Therefore, place under repair rapidly.
Also have, as described in the 7th aspect of the present invention, desirable formation is, when described server judge the abnormality that operating condition occurred of described refrigerator be since described refrigerator faults itself cause the time, described refrigerator is sent the emergency operation program, described refrigerator is carried out the emergency operation to described abnormality according to the emergency operation program that receives.
If adopt this formation, even refrigerator itself is unusual, also till having keeped in repair to the maintenance personal during, the emergency operation program that refrigerator is sent here according to server, carry out emergency operation, so, refrigerator can be remained normal condition or approximate normal state, food in the refrigerator can be subjected to infringement and the user be inconvenient to be limited in Min..
Have again, as described in the 8th aspect of the present invention, desirable formation is that described server sends the report information that expression is broken down to described refrigerator or terminal installation, described refrigerator or described terminal installation have described report means, and the described report information that will receive outputs to this report means.
If adopt this to constitute, the user just can recognize really that according to the report information from server refrigerator has taken place unusually, so, for example just can be before food temperature rises, the user initiatively takes emergency measures.
Desirable formation is, as described in the 9th aspect of the present invention, on this basis, described server also sends the report information of representing emergent using method to described refrigerator or described terminal installation, and the described report information that described refrigerator or described terminal installation will receive outputs to described report means.
If adopt this formation, even then emergency operation having taken place also under the situation of inoperative significant trouble, also because the user is shown suitable emergent using method by server, so, the user can be according to this emergent using method, and the infringement of food in the refrigerator is limited in minimum degree.
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Fig. 1 is the summary pie graph of the remote overhauling system of refrigerator of one embodiment of the invention.
Figure 2 shows that the refrigerator outside drawing that is equipped with under the home terminal state.
Figure 3 shows that the electric formation block diagram of refrigerator.
Figure 4 shows that the flow chart of the remote overhauling processing of Web server.
Figure 5 shows that the front figure that home terminal shows.
Figure 6 shows that the figure of " housework staff officer " page or leaf that home terminal shows.
Figure 7 shows that the figure of " maintenance " page or leaf that home terminal shows.
Figure 8 shows that the figure of " the refrigerator operational situation monitors automatically " page or leaf that home terminal shows.
Figure 9 shows that " the refrigerator operational situation monitors automatically " page or leaf that home terminal shows, what illustrate is that the display frame when unusual takes place freezer temperature.
Figure 10 shows that " the refrigerator operational situation monitors automatically " page or leaf that home terminal shows, what illustrate is to carry out display frame when checking by audit program.
Figure 11 shows that " the refrigerator operational situation monitors automatically " page or leaf that home terminal shows, what illustrate is the display frame of having distinguished when abnormal cause is the fault of refrigerator own.
Figure 12 shows that " the refrigerator operational situation monitors automatically " page or leaf that home terminal shows, what illustrate is the display frame of having distinguished when abnormal cause is user's improper use.
Figure 13 shows that " the refrigerator operational situation monitors automatically " page or leaf that home terminal shows, what illustrate is that operating condition is recovered display frame just often.
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Following with reference to description of drawings one embodiment of the invention.
The summary that Fig. 1 illustrates remote overhauling system of refrigerator constitutes.In Fig. 1, the producer of household electrical appliance such as refrigerator 1, washing machine 2, microwave oven 3, electric rice cooker 4 discloses the Web website by Web server 5 on internet 6.This Web website is updated to up-to-date content all the time, and visit Web just can understand the useful various information in above-mentioned household electrical appliance aspect of using in the website.
In addition, Web server 5 has the function of the above-mentioned household electrical appliance in the remote overhauling family, and the diagnosis essential with maintenance is connected with database 7.In household electrical appliance, refrigerator 1 is the electrical equipment that no matter must remain in operation round the clock, in case the operating condition of refrigerator 1 takes place unusually, food temperature rising in the refrigerator promptly can take place and the such infringement of freshness decline, and generation can not be preserved the rough sledding of raw-food material.Therefore, in the present embodiment, Web server 5 is carried out inspection, failure diagnosis and the such upkeep operation of emergency operation according to the relevant information (hereinafter referred to as operating condition information) of 1 operating condition of refrigerator in the family from distant location.
In the case, diagnosis is with there being maintenance refrigerator essential data in the database 7, for example refrigerator 1 is by the operation mode of machine division, normal data that various operating condition (for example interior temperature of refrigerator) is relevant, in order to determine the necessary inference data of failure cause etc. according to real-world operation pattern and the operating condition measured.In addition, on set Web server 5 such as producer and maintenance service company, connecting display 5a, keyboard 5b and Genius mouse 5c etc., maintenance personal and technical staff can the above-mentioned operating condition information of input and output, the maintenance personal sends and requires various programs that information, back will narrate and information data etc.
The above-mentioned household electrical appliance that producer sells have communication function, local area network (LAN) 8 in the family that buys household electrical appliance can found a family according to hope.Local area network (LAN) 8 is that main body is constructed with home terminal 9 (being equivalent to terminal installation) in this family.This home terminal 9 works as home server, communicates by residential gateway 10 and each household electrical appliance, simultaneously by residential gateway 10 and internet 6 (being equivalent to the public correspondence net), visits the Web server 5 or the receiving and dispatching mail of producer.In the present embodiment, between refrigerator 1, washing machine 2, microwave oven 3, electric rice cooker 4 and home terminal 9 and the residential gateway 10, carry out communication respectively based on Bluetooth protocol.
Above-mentioned home terminal 9 works as the server of local area network (LAN) 8 in the family of the household electrical appliance composition that comprises refrigerator 1, carries out touch operation by the various menus that liquid crystal display part 9a is shown, various information are downloaded in the Web website that visit producer provides.In addition, home terminal 9 receives operating condition information from refrigerator 1, and this operating condition information is sent to Web server 5, and receives the various programs and the information data of sending from Web server 5.
Residential gateway 10 carries out agreement (Ethernet 1, bluetooth, " according to can " net (by the net of power transmission line)) conversion, so that home terminal 9 can communicate with each household electrical appliance, has the function that connects the router of local 8 in internet 6 and the family simultaneously.At this moment, under situation, also work to stop the fire compartment wall of invalid data input and output as router acts.
The refrigerator 1 that home terminal 9 states are housed has outward appearance shown in Figure 2.In this Fig. 2, on the main body of refrigerator 1, as storeroom, be provided with successively from top to bottom refrigerating chamber 11, fruits and vegetables chamber 12, about side by side ice-making compartment 13 and switch chamber 14, refrigerating chamber 15, these storerooms carry out switch by door 16-20 respectively.At this moment, refrigerating chamber 11 and fruits and vegetables chamber 12 constitute the storeroom of refrigerated storage temperature band, and ice-making compartment 13 and refrigerating chamber 15 constitute the storeroom of cryogenic temperature band.
Switch chamber 14 and can in wide scope, switch its chilling temperature band, switch, just can select freezingly slightly to freeze, among Quench, vegetables, soft freezing, refrigeration, drinks, the cooling range arrangement any used by this.In addition, refrigerating chamber 11 the door 16 and refrigerating chamber 15 the door 20 on, be respectively equipped with refrigerating-chamber door switch 21 and refrigerating chamber door switch 22 (all with reference to Fig. 3).
Fig. 3 illustrates the electric formation of refrigerator 1 with block diagram.In this Fig. 3, control circuit 23 is that main body constitutes with the microcomputer, as the storage means, has as the RAM24 of volatile memory with as the flash memory 25 of rewritable nonvolatile memory.In addition, above-mentioned microcomputer has and will be transformed into the A/D converter 26 that digital signal is used from the analog signal of various transducers input described later.
In addition, control circuit 23 carries out drive controlling with fan 39 (to call C fan 39 in the following text), R evaporator defrost heater 40, F evaporator defrost heater 41, switching chamber with air door 42, automatic ice maker 43 etc. with fan 38 (to call F fan 38 in the following text), compressor with fan 37 (to call R fan 37 in the following text), refrigerating chamber to compressor 36, refrigerating chamber by drive circuit 35.Switch the chamber and be provided with the switch (not shown) that detects its open and-shut mode with air door 42.
Also have, connecting refrigerator 1 is connected usefulness with local area network (LAN) 8 in the family means of communication blue tooth interface module 44 (to call Bt module 44 in the following text) for example on the control circuit 23.Bt module 44 control circuit 23 of also can packing into as means of communication, also can be provided with ethernet module or " according to can " net module replaces this Bt module 44.
Following with reference to Fig. 4 to Figure 13, the effect of present embodiment is described.
At first, the summary action to refrigerator 1 describes.
Flash memory 25 internal memories in the control circuit 23 contain the control program that above-mentioned microcomputer is carried out.This control program comprises the processing sequence of cooling off running (comprising all runnings of the refrigerators 1 such as ice making running of defrosting running, automatic ice maker 43) usefulness, and uses the processing sequence of receiving and dispatching operating condition information and various programs between Bt module 44 and the home terminal 9.
Microcomputer needs only by refrigerator 1 supply power, just continues to carry out this control program, and the control temperature makes the interior temperature of refrigerator consistent with design temperature.At this, the design temperature scope, for example the temperature range of refrigerating chamber 11 is 1 ℃ to 5 ℃, the temperature range of refrigerating chamber 15 is-18 ℃ to-21 ℃.In this temperature range, can set with 1 ℃ of unit.
Also have, control circuit 23 also according to the detected temperatures of refrigerator temperature sensor 27 and the detected temperatures of freezer temperature sensor 30 (being the load of each chamber), is carried out the FREQUENCY CONTROL of compressor 36 except the switching controls of carrying out above-mentioned refrigerating mode.Therefore, when for example detected temperatures was high, the frequency that can improve compressor 36 was to improve cooling capacity.In addition, compressor 36 is for example driven by the DC brushless electric machine, carries out FREQUENCY CONTROL by DC-to-AC converter.
On the other hand, when routine turns round, mainly switch the temperature control of chamber 14 with the open and close controlling of air door 42 by switching the chamber.Promptly, control circuit 23 drives according to the detected temperatures of switching room temperature transducer 29 and switches the chamber with air door 42 (motor), regulate switching the cold air supply of chamber 14 with this, the temperature of chamber 14 is switched in control, makes the switching room temperature design temperature corresponding with selecting specification consistent.
This is switched the also practicable cooling adjustment running in chamber 14 (cooling range arrangement).It is the higher food of chilling temperature under the situation that other food of accommodating is had no adverse effects that this cooling adjustment is turned round, the user can be according to food variety and state etc., any among select to reduce phlegm and internal heat roughly pattern, hot food refrigerated pattern, hot food product refrigeration pattern and the quench cooled pattern.
Also have, control circuit 23 for example reaches the stipulated time whenever the accumulative total of refrigerating chamber 15 cooling time, after carrying out pre-cooled running, carries out the defrosting running to R evaporator and F evaporator.The state of this defrosting running by stopping at compressor 36, fan 37,38,39,41 energisings are carried out to R evaporator defrost heater 40 and F evaporator defrost heater, and R evaporator defrost transducer 33 and F evaporator defrost transducer 34 are measured defrosting and finished and finish the defrosting running.
In addition, the mode initialization that running is adjusted in setting that said temperature is set, the specification of switching chamber 14 is selected and cooling can carry out from refrigerator 1 main body or home terminal 9, and setting content is sent to the other side mutually.These settings also can be carried out from Web server 5.
The operating condition information stores of the refrigerator 1 that home terminal 9 will be sent here through residential gateway 10 from refrigerator 1 is got off, and concludes this information, for example 1 hour at regular intervals, sends to Web server 5 by residential gateway 10 and internet 6.At this moment, home terminal 9 sends in the lump also that setting that the specification of chamber 14 selects is set, switched to temperature, the various set informations of the refrigerators such as mode initialization 1 of the cooling adjustment running of switching chamber 14.
Handle Fig. 4 of block diagram and Fig. 5 to Figure 13 of the display frame of home terminal 9 is shown below with reference to the remote overhauling that Web server 5 is shown, the remote overhauling that Web server 5 is carried out is specifically described.
The liquid crystal display part 9a that is installed in the home terminal 9 on the refrigerator 1 shows homepage shown in Figure 5 usually.Top edge in this display frame, along laterally showed when the day before yesterday, temperature of refrigerating chamber, freezer temperature, switching room temperature and fruits and vegetables room temperature (in Fig. 5, being labeled as Quench), and in display frame on right corner, with temperature of refrigerating chamber, fruits and vegetables room temperature, switch the outward appearance that room temperature, freezer temperature schematically show refrigerator 1.In this homepage,, be set with " mail ", " message board ", " housework staff officer " as menu, " collection of records " reaches " instrument is advocated in life ", by these display parts of touch operation, can convert the processing of each menu to.Again, when " mail " shows, show the number of packages that receives mail, when " message board " shows, show the number of packages of message information recording.
If select " housework staff officer " menu this moment, then show " housework staff officer " page shown in Figure 6.On this page, as obtaining to use the useful various information in household electrical appliance aspect and the menu of service (for example remote overhauling service of refrigerator 1) usefulness, be set with " cooking ", " raw-food material management ", " various information ", " maintenance ", " security personnel ", " washing ", by touching these display parts, just can be converted to desirable menu.In addition, selected under the situation of each menu at this " housework staff officer " page, extremely shown in Figure 13 as Fig. 7, in the right corner of each display frame, show " setting of refrigerator monitor " button, temperature of refrigerating chamber, freezer temperature, the setting of switching chamber and 4 relevant mode initialization buttons of above-mentioned cooling adjustment that change refrigerator 1 design temperature is used.
If select " maintenance " menu, then show " maintenance " page as shown in Figure 7 at this " housework staff officer " page.Be set with on this page with refrigerator 1 and be " 24 hours remote overhaulings " of object and be " failed services " such two menus of object with all household electrical appliance that comprise refrigerator 1.If select " 24 hours remote overhaulings " menu, then show " refrigerator operational situation automonitor " page, can see remote overhauling content to the Web server 5 of refrigerator 1.In addition,, then, can get in touch, entrust and overhaul, provide service with regard to the abnormality and the maintenance personal of household electrical appliance by Web server 5 if select " failed services " menu.
Fig. 8 illustrates " the refrigerator operational situation automonitor " page that has shown when having selected " 24 hours remote overhaulings " menu.The temperature, the temperature of refrigerating chamber 15 and the time changing curve figure of compressor 36 frequencies that show the refrigerating chamber 11 that Web server 5 is recognized at this page.Again, in this curve chart showed, temperature of refrigerating chamber presented opposite variation tendency with freezer temperature, and this is that refrigerator 1 alternate repetition carries out refrigerating chamber refrigerating mode and refrigerating chamber refrigerating mode, cools off the cause of running simultaneously because as mentioned above.
In flow chart shown in Figure 4, Web server 5 is (1 hour) at regular intervals, receives the operating condition information (step S1) of refrigerators 1 from home terminal 9, and according to the operating condition (step S2) of this information Recognition refrigerator 1.Web server 5 judges by this operating condition (also comprising the outer temperature of refrigerator) is compared reasoning with diagnosis with normal data and the operation mode stored in the database 7 whether the operating condition of refrigerator 1 unusual sign (step S3) occurred.Judge when unusual sign (denying) not occurring this moment, go to step S1 once more, wait reception operating condition information next time.
In contrast, when rising to, for example temperature of refrigerating chamber 15 is higher than design temperature (18 ℃), when having surpassed the cryogenic temperature band that sets, Web server 5 is promptly judged and unusual sign (being) occurred, home terminal 9 is sent the operating condition data (variations in temperature of refrigerating chamber 15) and the message information data in order to impel the user to note of the unusual sign of expression.Home terminal 9 as shown in Figure 9, the variations in temperature of the refrigerating chamber 15 that receives with graphical representation shows the message information " increase in temperature of refrigerating chamber " that receives simultaneously.
Then, Web server 5 sends the audit program (step S4) that refrigerator 1 is carried out circuit and freeze cycle inspection usefulness by home terminal 9.This audit program for example is stored among the RAM24 of control circuit 23, and the part as subprogram is enrolled control program is subordinated to control program and is performed under this state.Finish in case audit program is carried out, its check result promptly is sent to Web server 5 from refrigerator 1 by home terminal 9.
Projects of 5 pairs of these check results of Web server are carried out normal/abnormal diagnosis respectively, and this diagnostic result is sent to home terminal 9.Home terminal 9 shows this diagnostic result at picture as shown in figure 10.Again, what is called " self diagnosis " during this picture shows, mean the inspection of carrying out above-mentioned audit program, but also can not take this inspection method, replace in advance in the part of flash memory 25 memory check programs as control program, and, carry out this audit program according to indication from Web server 5.
In order to determine unusual sign reason, Web server 5 sends the audit program that carries out necessity and fully check usefulness to refrigerator 1.In example shown in Figure 10, specifically carry out following inspection item, in fact but according to the unusual corresponding increase and decrease inspection item of sign.Again, following 1., 3.-5., inspection item 7., surpass in the temperature of each storeroom 11-15 under the situation of the temperature band that sets etc. and implement, and inspection item 2. surpasses in the temperature of switching the chamber and implements under the situation of the temperature band that sets etc., inspection item 6. can not implemented during ice making.
1. check transducer
According to the output valve of A/D converter 26, freezer temperature sensor 30 (F), refrigerator temperature sensor 27 (R), switching room temperature transducer 29 (S), F evaporator defrost transducer 34 (D1), R evaporator defrost transducer 33 (D2) and ice machine temperature sensor 31 (I) are checked unfavorable conditions such as whether broken string is arranged respectively.
2. check air door
According to switching the motor drive current of chamber, check the bad etc. of this motor with air door 42.
3. check the DC fan
According to the motor drive current of F fan 38, R fan 37 and C fan 39, check the bad etc. of these motor.
4. check the defrosting circuit
The action bad (for example relay, photoelectrical coupler, Thermal Cutoffs etc. is bad) of the defrosting circuit in the inspection control circuit 23 and the broken string of R evaporator defrost heater 40 and F evaporator defrost heater 41 are bad etc.
5. check compressor circuit
According to the motor drive current of compressor 36, check bad and DC-to-AC converter bad etc. of this motor.
6. check ice machine
According to the feedwater motor with deice the electric current of motor, check that it is bad etc.
7. check freeze cycle
The frequency of temporary raising compressor 36 simultaneously according to unusual sign, switches to the pressure cooling running of refrigerating chamber refrigerating mode or refrigerating chamber refrigerating mode, checks the temperature the band whether temperature of each storeroom 11-15 is recovered to set.
If the inspection more than having implemented in refrigerator 1, Web server 5 has obtained the diagnostic result of each inspection item, then in Fig. 4, recovers in order to make unusual sign, and 5 pairs of refrigerators of Web server 1 send compensation running program (step S5).This compensation running program is replaced with the control program that is stored in the flash memory 25.Like this, under the situation that the temperature of refrigerating chamber 15 has for example risen, in prescribed limit, improve the frequency of compressor 36, simultaneously, in prescribed limit, increase the duration of runs under the refrigerating chamber refrigerating mode, compensate running.
Then, Web server 5 monitors the operating condition of refrigerator 1, judges whether operating condition recovers normally (step S6).At this moment, be judged as under the situation of recovering normal (being), 5 pairs of home terminals of Web server 9 send the message information data that notice is recovered, and home terminal 9 shows this message information " freezer temperature has recovered " that receives.Again, recover the situation of normal operation, consider to have for example refrigerator 1 fault-free own, user in refrigerating chamber 15, to put into the situation of the higher food of temperature etc. through overcompensation running.
On the other hand, when being judged as not recovery (denying), Web server 5 is according to being stored in the data of diagnosis with database 7, judge further that operating condition occurs unusually because refrigerator 1 fault own causes or user's improper use (the step S7) that cause.For example, when known refrigerator 1 fault own causes and refrigerating chamber door switch 22 can not detection level the door half-open position time, the temperature rising figure of refrigerating chamber 15 is different.Therefore, with reference to being stored in diagnosis, just can judge which among both be reason be with the temperature rising figure in the database 7.
Web server 5 is judged when abnormal cause causes (being) owing to refrigerator 1 fault own, determines this trouble location with reference to check result, and refrigerator 1 is sent emergency operation program (step S8).This emergency operation program is replaced with the compensation running program that is stored in the flash memory 25.Refrigerator 1 repair to the doorstep to the maintenance personal till finishing during, proceed the cooling running as far as possible according to this emergency operation program, temperature in the refrigerator is remained on the normal temperature band as far as possible.For example, under the situation that takes place unusually, do not recover at R evaporator defrost transducer 33 or F evaporator defrost transducer 34, can force to make from the defrosting running to be transformed into the cooling running from the defrosting running.
Also have, 5 pairs of home terminals of Web server 9 send informs the message information data (step S9) that abnormality is not recovered, informed trouble location and will send the maintenance personal, home terminal 9 shows that " freezer temperature does not recover the message information that receives as shown in figure 11.Gas leakage is bad ...Emergency dispatch maintenance personal ..." (when the gas leakage of compressor 36 is the fault reason).In addition, for example only switch room temperature when unusual, Web server 5 makes home terminal 9 show that " temperature of switching the chamber does not descend.Please the food that switches the chamber is moved to refrigerating chamber or refrigerating chamber " the message information of such emergent using method.In addition, as other example, when the cooling capacity of refrigerating chamber 15 descended, Web server 5 shows home terminal 9 " can not fully cool off refrigerating chamber.The door that please reduce refrigerating chamber opens and closes number of times." the message information of such emergent using method.
Meanwhile, Web server 5 shows at its display 5a and need ask the model of sending maintenance personal, trouble location, refrigerator 1, user address, name, telephone number, fax number, addresses of items of mail etc.The maintenance personal prepares the maintenance parts according to this displaying contents, gets in touch with the user by phone, fax, mail etc., and sets and send schedule etc.
On the other hand, at step S7, when judging that abnormal cause causes (denying) owing to user's improper use, 5 pairs of home terminals of Web server 9 send and impel the message information data (step 11) of confirming behaviour in service, home terminal 9 shows that " freezer temperature does not recover the message information that receives as shown in figure 12.Is refrigerating chamber half-open door state? PLSCONFM.”。At this moment, show ACK button under message information, Web server 5 recognizes that by the touch operation of this ACK button the user confirms.
The user closes the door 20 of refrigerating chamber 15 etc. fully, behaviour in service just is repaired, it is normal that operating condition is recovered, so, 5 pairs of home terminals of Web server 9 send the hearsay data that notice is recovered, home terminal 9 shows this hearsay that receives " freezer temperature has recovered ... " as shown in figure 13.
Mistake as described above like that, if adopt present embodiment, connect home terminal 9 and the internet 6 that refrigerator 1 on the local area network (LAN) 8 within the family passed through family's server effect and be connected with Web server 5, send its operating condition information automatically every the stipulated time.And database 7 is used in operating condition information and diagnosis that Web server 5 is sent here according to refrigerator 1, is monitoring refrigerator 1 all the time, so, needn't pass through the user whatever, just can find rapidly that the operating condition of refrigerator 1 generation is unusual.
In a single day Web server 5 finds the unusual sign of operating condition, promptly refrigerator 1 is sent audit program, and refrigerator 1 is carried out the inspection of electric checking and freeze cycle, so, can obtain the more details that unusual sign produces reason according to this check result.At this moment, because needn't in the control circuit 23 of refrigerator 1, store the diagnostic program that contingent various unusual signs is carried out self diagnosis in advance, so, can correspondingly reduce the memory capacity of flash memory 25.In addition, because Web server 5 can make and carry out the best audit program that is fit to unusual sign, so aspect definite reason, can obtain more definite information with reference to diagnosis with database 7.
Especially, because in the present embodiment, the drive circuit 35 of refrigerator 1 is provided with the current sensor that detects the feedwater motor, deices each drive current of motor, air compressor motor, fan motor, air door motor etc., so, Web server 5 can be determined concrete trouble location easily with reference to its current value.
Like this, in native system,, and carry out determining of trouble location, so the maintenance personal can prepare the relevant maintenance parts of this trouble location in advance because Web server 5 not only judges have no abnormally.And, when the maintenance personal repairs to the doorstep, can be with necessary all maintenances in repair a breakdown position to use parts, on can set about place under repair immediately behind the door.Therefore, or else with calling repeatedly, can be between short-term in place under repair.
Have again, for example take place temperature in the refrigerator to rise and when surpassing the such abnormal conditions of design temperature, because Web server 5 sends the compensation running program to seek the recovery of this abnormality to refrigerator 1, so, the temperature rising of food in the refrigerator can be suppressed to be housed in as far as possible, the infringement of degradation under the freshness Min. can be suppressed at.In addition, for example be arranged on hot environment following time when refrigerator 1, perhaps the door 20 of refrigerating chamber 15 opens and closes frequency Gao Shi etc., the reason that abnormality produces is not to be the unusual of circuit or freeze cycle but to be to be provided with environment or behaviour in service, then be used as compensating running program, just can repair automatically by control programs after changing such as operation parameter and patterns.
Web server 5 is when judging that abnormal cause is user's improper use, make home terminal 9 show the message information of confirming behaviour in service of urging, making the user carry out the picture touch operation is simultaneously confirmed, so, the user unnecessarily entrusts place under repair with regard to not thinking fault mistakenly, also can not pursue a claim mistakenly etc.
In addition, because when Web server 5 judges that abnormal cause is refrigerator 1 fault own, promptly refrigerator 1 being sent the emergency operation program makes it carry out emergency operation, so, to the maintenance personal repair till the end during in, for example in the refrigerator under the food freshness generation of degradation infringement or refrigerator 1 complete out of use inconvenient situation can be suppressed at Min..Have again, because Web server 5 makes home terminal 9 show that implication is information and the emergent using method that fault has taken place, so, can further reduce above-mentioned infringement and inconvenient generation.
In addition, the present invention is not limited to the foregoing description, can carry out distortion as described below and expansion.
Web server 5 just can determined under the situation of abnormal cause immediately according to the operating condition information of sending from refrigerator 1, may not send audit program to refrigerator 1.Operating condition unusual very slight, as long as change under the situation of design temperature, Web server 5 also can not send the compensation running program to refrigerator 1, replaces refrigerator 1 or home terminal 9 instructions are changed design temperatures.At this moment, be preferably in home terminal 9 and show the message information that has changed design temperature automatically.
In addition, in the above-described embodiments, refrigerator 1 is carried out audit program, takes to indicate the working morphology of carrying out inspection successively by the control circuit 23 of 9 pairs of refrigerators 1 of home terminal but also can replace.
Web server 5 is judged when fault has taken place refrigerator 1, make refrigerator 1 carry out emergency operation, but preserving under the situation of not having influence on the food, even also be difficult to cool off under the significant trouble situation of running having taken place to carry out emergency operation, if when proceeding running secondary failure etc. might take place, preferably do not carry out emergency operation.
Also can add such action: the control circuit 23 of refrigerator 1 has easy self-diagnostic function, when unusual sign has appearred in this self diagnosis result, from refrigerator 1 visit Web server 5, requires to carry out detailed remote overhauling.
Web server 5 makes the liquid crystal display part 9a of home terminal 9 show various message information according to the operating condition and the maintenance result of refrigerator 1, but also can export voicemail message or warning tones at family expenses terminal 9 set loud speaker or buzzers simultaneously.
For having the circuit used with operate conditions such as outside means of communication that communicates and detecting sensors and, also can using the remote overhauling system of the foregoing description explanation rewriteeing other household electrical appliance that storage means (for example flash memory) write control program for example air conditioner, microwave oven, washing machine, television set and video tape recorder etc.
As seen from the above description; if adopt the present invention; server is connected through the public correspondence net with refrigerator; often or every the stipulated time server is sent its operating condition relevant information from refrigerator; the operating condition relevant information that server sends according to this refrigerator is overhauled the operate condition of refrigerator; so,, just can take adequate measures to this abnormality without just can note abnormalities the rapidly generation of state of the user of refrigerator.Therefore, temperature in the refrigerator not to be noted can be risen and cause that the such infringement of food freshness decline is limited in Min. refrigerator in.
In addition, server side can be inferred or definite abnormal cause in advance according to the operating condition relevant information of refrigerator, so the maintenance personal can be ready to keep in repair parts in advance, the maintenance parts that just can take suitable when calling first can shorten the repairing time.
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1. a remote overhauling system of refrigerator is characterized in that,
Have the server that can visit from the outside through the public correspondence net, and be connected with described server through described public correspondence net, often or every refrigerator that in required time oneself operating condition relevant information is sent to described server,
Described server is checked the operating state of described refrigerator according to the described operating condition relevant information of sending from described refrigerator, simultaneously, when the operating condition that described server is measured described refrigerator has unusual sign, described refrigerator is sent audit program,
Described refrigerator is carried out inspection according to the described audit program that receives to described unusual sign.
2. remote overhauling system of refrigerator is characterized in that having:
The server that can visit from the outside through the public correspondence net,
The terminal installation that is connected with described server through described public correspondence net,
And oneself operating condition relevant information sent to the refrigerator of described terminal installation,
Described terminal installation often or whenever in required time the operating condition relevant information of described refrigerator is sent to described server,
Described server is according to the operating condition relevant information of the described refrigerator that sends from described terminal installation, check the operating state of described refrigerator, simultaneously, when the operating condition that described server is measured described refrigerator has unusual sign, described terminal installation is sent audit program
Described terminal installation is carried out inspection according to the described audit program that receives to described unusual sign.
3. remote overhauling system of refrigerator according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that,
When the operating condition that described server is measured described refrigerator has unusual sign, described refrigerator is sent the compensation running program,
Described refrigerator is carried out the compensation running that described unusual sign is recovered according to the described compensation running program that receives.
4. remote overhauling system of refrigerator according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that,
Described server has the database of its operating condition aspect to each machine as the refrigerator of described maintenance object, consult this database, with this abnormality of judging that described refrigerator operating condition occurs is that the fault of described refrigerator own causes, or user's improper use causes.
5. remote overhauling system of refrigerator according to claim 4 is characterized in that,
When described server judge abnormality that described refrigerator operating condition occurs be since user's improper use cause the time, described refrigerator or described terminal installation are sent the unsuitable report information of behaviour in service,
Described refrigerator or described terminal installation have the report means, and the described report information that will receive outputs to this report means.
6. remote overhauling system of refrigerator according to claim 4 is characterized in that,
When described server judge abnormality that described refrigerator operating condition occurs be since described refrigerator faults itself cause the time, determine this trouble location by consulting described database.
7. remote overhauling system of refrigerator according to claim 4 is characterized in that,
When described server judge abnormality that described refrigerator operating condition occurs be since described refrigerator faults itself cause the time, promptly described refrigerator is sent the emergency operation program,
Described refrigerator is carried out the emergency operation to described abnormality according to the described emergency operation program that receives.
8. remote overhauling system of refrigerator according to claim 4 is characterized in that,
Described server sends the report information that expression is broken down to described refrigerator or terminal installation,
Described refrigerator or described terminal installation have the report means, and the described report information that will receive outputs to this report means.
9. remote overhauling system of refrigerator according to claim 8 is characterized in that,
Described server sends the report information of representing emergent using method to described refrigerator or described terminal installation,
The described report information that described refrigerator or described terminal installation will receive outputs to described report means.
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